• The Constitutional Convention was held between May and September, ________. It included _______ delegates from all states except ___________. They were sent by their states to revise the ___________________________.I. Characteristics of the Delegates
_________________ - many had written their states’ constitutions.
Many had fought in the ___________________Most were _________________Most were well- ______________The average age was __________
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• Those NOT present included: Thomas ______________, Patrick ________________, Sam ________________, Thomas ________________, and John ________________.
II. Early AgreementsThe proceedings would be held in _______________
The issues the were discussing were _______________They agreed that George _________________ would chair the conventionThey agreed they would write a new _______________ rather than revise the ArticlesThey decided each _____________ would have one vote in the convention and agreements would need only a simple _____________ to pass.
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They agreed on a _______________ of powers, a _______________ form of government, and a federal sharing of powers between the states and the______________ government.
III. The __________________ Plan James _____________ wisely chose to prepare a plan for the new government LONG before the convention began. His plan became the basis for the _________________________.The Virginia Plan had _____ Branches: ______________, ______________, and ________________
– ______________ - makes the laws. Bi-cameral (___ Houses), the lower house would be elected by the
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people, the upper house elected by the lower house. Each state would receive a number of votes according to the
population of the state. (Why would small state not like this plan?)
– _______________ - _____________ the laws. Single executive, elected by the legislature.
– ________________ - _____________ the laws. Selected by the executive
• The ____________ Plan– The ____________ felt they would be overwhelmed
by the ____________ states under the Virginia Plan. They proposed a different plan
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The New Jersey Plan had 3 branches– Legislative- __________ House legislature, each state
with an ___________ number of votes. ( What’s the problem with that?)
– Executive- _______________ chosen by Congress.– Judicial – Court system with judges chosen
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• The _______________ Compromise – Roger Sherman of ________________ proposed a compromise between the two plans as it related to the ________________. (congress)
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• Elected by state legislature• _____ per state – equal representation• ________________ treaties and appointments
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VI. _________ CompromiseSince the number of representatives each state got was to be determined by population, the question arose of whether the ______________ would be allowed to count ___________________ as part of their population
• The South wanted: • Slaves to be counted when determining the
number of ___________________________
• Slaves not to be counted when determining the amount of ____________ each state would have to pay.
–The Compromise: Slaves would count as ______ of a person for both taxation and representation.
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VII. Commerce CompromisesTariffs ( __________) – taxes on imports and exports
The South wanted no tariffs on ____________ and ______________
The North wanted a tariff on _____________ to protect their manufacturers from
______________ competitionThe Compromise: No tariffs on _____________. A tariff
on _______________. ________________ would be allowed to be imported until 1808 with a $10 per slave tariff.
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VII. Presidential ElectionsSome delegates wanted the President to be selected by ________________ others wanted the selection to be made by the _____________ legislatures, the most democratic wanted the President to be elected directly by the _____________
The Compromise: The President would be elected by an _______________ college, where each state would have a number or electors equal to the number of _____________ plus the number of ______________________ that state has in Congress. The President would serve a _____ year term, with ______ ____________ on the number of terms.
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